Draft Focus: Dan Slania

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Position: RHP
Height: 6-5
Weight: 275
Bats/Throws: R-R
Birthdate: May 24, 1992
College: Notre Dame
Hometown: Tucson, Ariz.
Previously Drafted: Red Sox '10 (42)
Projected Draft Round: 1S-3Dan
Slania is a hard guy to miss on a baseball field. At 6-foot-5, 275
pounds, he's an imposing, burly presence on the mound. But, don't let
the body type fool you. Slania is just as much about his feel for
pitching and advanced approach as he is about raw power. The Notre
Dame right-hander opened a lot of eyes in the Cape Cod League last
summer with his combination of raw fastball life and command, but
even before that Slania had piled up quite the track record over his
first two years of college ball. And, given his skill set, it's
possible he could profile as something more than a reliever.

Slania
is not your typical college closer. Typically, even the most highly
touted college relievers have something working against them that
limits them to that role - they are either undersized, have a max
effort delivery, a rough arm action, a limited arsenal, or all of the
above. Dan Slania doesn't quite fit into the mold, literally or
figuratively.

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